1 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
About 1 Fenex Cottages
1 Fenex Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 108.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £389,999. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedetached
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2016PorchFullIn report
Proposed garage.Proposed porch.Proposed dropped kerb and driveway alterations (retrospective).
- Agent
- Kent Design Studio Ltd
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/505288/FULL
- Dec 2011ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): Single storey rear entrance lobby
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03374/CPD
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£389,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 2022Most recent
£389,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5DR: £260,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in TN18 5DR
The Barnyard, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Apr 2021
£852,5003 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Jan 2021
£278,0004 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Oct 2014
£182,0002 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold May 2012
£178,000Well Cottage, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Nov 2001
£270,000
Everything we know about 1 Fenex Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Rye Road homes
On years held, 1 Fenex Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,909
Street avg £6,841
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Foxhole Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB